BG 7.9
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ ।
जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥
जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥
puṇyo gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṁ ca tejaś cāsmi vibhāvasau
jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣu tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu
jīvanaṁ sarva-bhūteṣu tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu
Word-for-word meanings
pṛthivyām ca — in the earth; asmi — I am; puṇyaḥ — pure; gandhaḥ — odor; ca — and; vibhāvasau — in fire; tejaḥ — [I am] radiance; sarva — in all; bhūteṣu — living beings; asmi — I am; jīvanam — life [itself]; ca — and; tapasviṣu — in ascetics; tapaḥ — [I am] austerity.
Translation
In the earth I am pure odor, and in fire I am radiance. In all living beings I am life itself, and in ascetics I am austerity.